Towns with Products - List?

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Jdsk wrote: 5 Nov 2021, 12:17am
reohn2 wrote: 5 Nov 2021, 12:15amHumber Super Snipe,car
"Humber" was a person, not the estuary.

Jonathan
Are you sure,I was under the impression it was they were built newpar Hull and so were named after the Humber river and surrounding area.

EDIT,Just googled it,yer right and I beg your pardon.
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French kiss*


*very different from the Glasgow variety and much nicer :oops:
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Mersey Flat(type of boat)
Staffordshire Oatcakes
Lancashire Cheese
Cheddar cheese
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Maldon Salt
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Dijon mustard.
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And then there's the Portsmouth Defence which, in these latter days of what Billy Connolly calls beigeism, has been thoughtfully rechristened.
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Scilly mid-on
The Cornish trilogy
Devon Malcolm
Susan Hampshire (and her northern cousin)
Thin Wight Duke

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Oban whiskey,there are many others,take your pick.
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San Francisco smog,though to be fair most major cities qualify.
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Once upon a time, Montélimar = nougat, with a thriving trade selling the stuff to people passing through on holiday, but AIUI, being bypassed by the autoroute has largely killed off that bit of the trade.
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Jdsk wrote: 5 Nov 2021, 8:30am Scilly mid-on
The Cornish trilogy
Devon Malcolm
Susan Hampshire (and her northern cousin)
Thin Wight Duke

Jonathan
Where are the towns and products in your list please?
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Hellhound wrote: 5 Nov 2021, 9:57am
Jdsk wrote: 5 Nov 2021, 8:30am Scilly mid-on
The Cornish trilogy
Devon Malcolm
Susan Hampshire (and her northern cousin)
Thin Wight Duke
Where are the towns and products in your list please?
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Assuming that countries are now in play. : - )
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reohn2 wrote: 5 Nov 2021, 12:15amGloucester Gladiator,aeroplane
Hmmm... interesting. Most of the famous types were Gloster. The company had been called Gloucestershire but changed the name to make it easier for foreigners!

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reohn2 wrote: 5 Nov 2021, 9:00am Oban whiskey,there are many others,take your pick.
I'd delete that e before the flak arrives!

; - )

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